non-ssh auth, VPN maybe

[cypa]

"Mosh leverages SSH to set up the connection and authenticate" is it possible to leverage wireguard VPN, or ipsec, to set up the connection and authenticate mosh? anything else?

[achernya]

It is not. Mosh requires being able to run processes on the destination machine, which VPN technologies do not allow.

[eminence]

Note that you can always roll your own connection set-up if you want. See the "How do I run the mosh client and server separately?" FAQ question on mosh.org

[cypa]

It is not. Mosh requires being able to run processes on the destination machine, which VPN technologies do not allow.

is it a problem? could we start mosh-server on destination to listen for connection?

[achernya]

It is a problem, because mosh-server serves a single user and requires sharing the key it outputs.